Figure

73-18-8

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 73-18-8
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Mother | Child
Description

Carved wooden figure, seated mother holding child on lap. Mother wears a four pointed headpiece. child has very large navel outline in white. Relatively undecorated carving. Stained deep maroon. large crack running up the entire back of the figure.

Height 48 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Gift of Watson Kitner, 1973
Other Number 1 - Other Number

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